List of academic fields

An academic discipline or field of study is known as a branch of knowledge. It is taught as an accredited part of higher education. A scholar's discipline is commonly defined and recognized by a university faculty. That person will be accredited by learned societies to which he or she belongs along with the academic journals in which he or she publishes. However, no formal criteria exist for defining an academic discipline.

Mind map of top level disciplines and professions

Disciplines vary between universities and even programs. These will have well-defined rosters of journals and conferences supported by a few universities and publications. Most disciplines are broken down into (potentially overlapping) branches called sub-disciplines.

There is no consensus on how some academic disciplines should be classified (e.g., whether anthropology and linguistics are disciplines of social sciences or fields within the humanities). More generally, the proper criteria for organizing knowledge into disciplines are also open to debate.

Humanities and social science

Main articles: Social science, Outline of social science, and Humanities

Anthropology

Main articles: Anthropology and Outline of anthropology

Anthropological criminology Anthropological linguistics Synchronic linguistics (or Descriptive linguistics) Diachronic linguistics (or Historical linguistics) Ethnolinguistics Semiotic anthropology Sociolinguistics Anthrozoology Biological anthropology Gene-culture coevolution Evolutionary anthropology Forensic anthropology Human behavioral ecology Human evolution Medical anthropology Molecular anthropology Neuroanthropology Nutritional anthropology Paleoanthropology Population genetics Primatology Biocultural anthropology

Cultural anthropology Anthropology of development Anthropology of religion Applied anthropology Cognitive anthropology Cyborg anthropology Digital anthropology Digital culture Ecological anthropology Economic anthropology Environmental anthropology Ethnobiology Ethnobotany Ethnography Ethnohistory Ethnology Ethnomuseology Ethnomusicology Feminist anthropology Folklore Kinship Legal anthropology Mythology Missiology Political anthropology Political economic anthropology Psychological anthropology Public anthropology Symbolic anthropology Transpersonal anthropology Urban anthropology Linguistic anthropology Social anthropology Anthropology of art Anthropology of institutions Anthropology of media Visual anthropology

Archaeology

Main articles: Archaeology, Outline of archaeology, and Archaeological sub-disciplines

Aerial archaeology Aviation archaeology Anthracology Archaeo-optics Archaeoacoustics Archaeoastronomy Archaeogeography Archaeological culture Archaeological theory Great ages archaeology Functionalism Processualism Post-processualism Cognitive archaeology Gender archaeology Feminist archaeology Archaeometry Archaeogenetics Bioarchaeology Computational archaeology Dendrochronology Geoarchaeology Isotope analysis Palynology Radiocarbon dating Zooarchaeology Archaeology of religion and ritual Archaeology of trade Archaeomythology Architectural analytics Battlefield archaeology Calceology Conflict archaeology Data archaeology Digital archaeology Experimental archaeology Environmental archaeology Ethnoarchaeology Forensic archaeology

Glyptology History of archaeology Household archaeology Landscape archaeology and Landscape history Manuscriptology Maritime archaeology Media archaeology Modern archaeology Settlement archaeology Music archaeology Osteology Palaeoarchaeology Paleoanthropology Paleoethnobotany Paleopathology Paleoradiology Taphonomy Urban archaeology Historical archaeology Prehistoric archaeology protohistoric archaeology Biblical archaeology Classical archaeology Egyptology Assyriology Etruscology Near Eastern archaeology Medieval archaeology Post-medieval archaeology Industrial archaeology Contemporary archaeology African archaeology Australian archaeology European archaeology Russian archaeology Archaeology of the Americas Archaeology of China Archaeology of Israel

History

Main articles: History and Branches of history

African history South African history Egyptian history Nigerian history Pan-American history North American history American history Canadian history Mexican history Cuban history South American history Latin American history Brazilian history Colombian history Venezuelan history Peruvian history Argentine history Pre-Columbian era Mayan history Aztec history Inca history Mississippian culture Ancient history Ancient Greek history (outline) Ancient Roman history (outline) History of the Roman Republic History of the Roman Empire Ancient Egyptian history (outline) Ancient Chinese history (outline) Ancient Middle Eastern history

Asian history Chinese history Japanese history Korean history Mongolian history Indian history (outline) Turkish history Iranian history Philippine history Indonesian history European history British history French history German history Dutch history Italian history Spanish history Portuguese history Polish history Balkan history Scandinavian history Swedish history Norwegian history Danish history Finnish history Icelandic history Russian history Australian history Economic history Environmental history Intellectual history Modern history Political history Scientific history Technological history World history Public history

Linguistics and languages

Main articles: Linguistics and Outline of linguistics

See also: Language

Classics (outline) Languages Business English Classical language Modern language Standard English World Englishes Applied linguistics Computational linguistics Discourse analysis English studies Etymology Grammar Historical linguistics History of linguistics Interlinguistics

Lexicology Linguistic typology Morphology Natural language processing Philology Phonetics Phonology Pragmatics Psycholinguistics Semantics Semiotics (outline) Sociolinguistics Syntax Terminology science Composition studies Rhetoric Usage Word usage

Philosophy

Main articles: Philosophy and Outline of philosophy

Meta-philosophy Metaphysics (outline) Ontology Teleology Philosophy of mind Philosophy of artificial intelligence Philosophy of perception Philosophy of pain Philosophy of space and time Philosophy of action Determinism and Free will Epistemology (outline) Justification Reasoning errors Ethics (outline) Meta-ethics Normative ethics Virtue ethics Applied ethics Animal rights Bioethics Environmental ethics Moral psychology, Descriptive ethics, Value theory Aesthetics (outline) / Philosophy of art Social philosophy and Political philosophy Anarchism (outline) Feminist philosophy Libertarianism (outline) Marxism Philosophical traditions and schools Platonism Aristotelianism Analytic philosophy Continental philosophy Eastern philosophy Feminist philosophy

History of philosophy Ancient philosophy Medieval philosophy Scholasticism Humanism (outline) Modern philosophy Contemporary philosophy Logic (outline) Philosophical logic Mathematical logic Applied philosophy Philosophy of education Philosophy of history Philosophy of religion Philosophy of language Philosophy of law Philosophy of mathematics Philosophy of music Philosophy of science Philosophy of social science Philosophy of physics Philosophy of biology Philosophy of chemistry Philosophy of economics Philosophy of psychology Philosophy of engineering Systems philosophy

Religion

Main articles: Religion, Religious studies, and Outline of religion

See also: List of religions and spiritual traditions

Abrahamic religions Christianity (outline) Christian theology (outline) Islam (outline)/ Islamic studies Judaism (outline)/ Jewish studies Apologetics Indian religions Buddhism (outline)/ Buddhist studies Hinduism (outline) Jainism Sikhism (outline) East Asian religions Chinese folk religion Confucianism Shinto Daoism (outline) I-Kuan Tao Caodaism Chondogyo Tenrikyo Oomoto

Other religions African religions Ancient Egyptian religion Native American religions Gnosticism Occult Esotericism Mysticism Spirituality New religious movements Sumerian religion Zoroastrianism Comparative religion Mythology and Folklore Theism Irreligion Agnosticism Atheism (outline) and religious humanism Nontheism

The arts

Main articles: The arts and Genre

Culinary arts

Main articles: Food, Culinary arts, Cuisine, and Outline of cuisines

Acquired taste Aftertaste Appetite Artisanal food Cooking Cuisine

Culinary arts Culinary tourism Delicacy Diet Flavor Food choice

Food pairing Food photography Food preparation Food presentation Food safety Food security

Food studies Gastronomy Gourmet Palatability Specialty foods Traditional food

Literature

Main articles: Literature and Outline of literature

• Poetry
• Comparative literature
• English literature
• World literature
  • American literature
  • British literature
• History of literature
  • Medieval literature
  • Post-colonial literature
  • Post-modern literature
• Literary theory
  • Critical theory (outline)
  • Literary criticism
  • Poetics
  • Rhetoric
• Literary genre
• Creative writing
  • Creative nonfiction
  • Fiction writing (outline)
  • Non-fiction writing
  • Literary journalism
  • Poetry
  • Screenwriting
  • Playwrighting

Performing arts

Main articles: Performing arts and Outline of performing arts

Music (outline) Accompanying Chamber music Church music Musical composition Conducting Choral conducting Orchestral conducting Wind ensemble conducting Early music Jazz studies (outline) Music education Music history Music genre Music theory Musicology Historical musicology Systematic musicology Ethnomusicology Organology Organ and historical keyboards Piano Strings, harp, oud, and guitar (outline) Singing Woodwinds, brass, and percussion Recording Orchestral studies

Dance (outline) Choreography Dance notation Ethnochoreology History of dance Television (outline) Television studies Theatre (outline) History Acting Directing Stage design Puppetry Dramaturgy Scenography Musical theatre Film (outline) Animation Live action Filmmaking Film criticism Film genre Film studies Film theory Oral literature Public speaking Performance poetry Spoken word Storytelling Electronic game Arcade game Audio game Outline of video games

Visual arts

Main articles: Visual arts and Outline of the visual arts Craft Fine arts Forgery Graphic arts Drawing (outline) Painting (outline) Photography (outline) Sculpture (outline)

Economics

Main articles: Economics and Outline of economics

Agricultural economics Anarchist economics Applied economics Behavioural economics Bioeconomics Business Complexity economics Computational economics Consumer economics Development economics Digital economy Ecological economics Econometrics Economic geography Economic history Economic sector Economic sociology Economic systems Economic value Energy economics

Entrepreneurial economics Environmental economics Evolutionary economics Experimental economics Feminist economics Financial economics Financial econometrics Green economics Growth economics Human development theory Industrial organization Industry Information economics Institutional economics International economics Islamic economics Knowledge economy Labor economics Law and economics

Macroeconomics Managerial economics Market economy Marxian economics Mathematical economics Microeconomics Monetary economics Neuroeconomics Participatory economics Political economy Public finance Public economics Real estate economics Resource economics Social choice theory Socialist economics Socioeconomics Transport economics Welfare economics

Geography

Main articles: Geography and Outline of geography

Cartography (outline) Navigation Human geography Cultural geography Feminist geography Economic geography Development geography Historical geography Time geography Political geography & geopolitics Military geography Strategic geography Population geography Social geography Behavioral geography Children's geographies Health geography Tourism geography Urban geography

Environmental geography Physical geography Biogeography Climatology Palaeoclimatology Coastal geography Geomorphology Geodesy Hydrology/Hydrography Glaciology Limnology Oceanography Landscape ecology Palaeogeography Regional geography Remote sensing

Interdisciplinary studies

Main article: Interdisciplinarity

Area studies

Main article: Area studies

African studies American studies Appalachian studies Canadian studies Latin American studies Asian studies Central Asian studies East Asian studies Indology (Indian studies) Iranian studies Japanology (Japanese studies) Korean studies Pakistan studies Sindhology Sinology (outline) (Chinese studies) Southeast Asian studies

European studies Celtic studies German studies Indo-European studies Scandinavian studies Slavic studies Australian studies Pacific studies Middle East studies Russian and Eastern European studies

Ethnic and cultural studies

Cultural studies Ethnic studies Ethnology Culturology

Cross-cultural studies White studies Black studies

Gender and sexuality studies

Main article: Gender studies

Androcentrism Feminine psychology Feminism Feminity Feminist theory Gender dysphoria Gender history Gender identity Gender role Gender studies/Gender theory Genderqueer Gynocentrism Heterosexism Human sexual behavior Human sexuality (outline) Intersex Masculinity Masculism

Men in feminism Men's liberation movement Men's movement Men's rights movement Men's studies Misandry Misogyny Postfeminism Postgenderism Queer studies/Queer theory Sex and gender distinction Sex differences in psychology Sex education Sexism Sexology Third gender Transgender Women's rights Women's studies

Organizational studies

Main article: Organization

Business economics Business ethics Business studies Decision science

Entrepreneurship Human resources management Industrial organization

Management Organizational behavior Organization theory

Project management Quality control Strategy

Political science

Main articles: Politics, Political science, and Outline of political science

American politics Canadian politics Civics Comparative politics European studies Geopolitics (Political geography) International relations International organizations Nationalism studies Peace and conflict studies Policy studies

Political behavior Political culture Political economy Political history Political philosophy Psephology Public administration Nonprofit administration Non-governmental organization (NGO) administration Public policy Social choice theory

Psychology

Main articles: Psychology, Outline of psychology, and List of psychology disciplines

See also: Branches of psychology, Cognitive science, Affective science, and Behavioural sciences

Abnormal psychology Applied psychology Asian psychology Biological psychology Black psychology Clinical psychology Clinical neuropsychology Cognitive psychology Community psychology Comparative psychology Conservation psychology Consumer psychology Counseling psychology Criminal psychology Cultural psychology Developmental psychology Differential psychology Ecological psychology Educational psychology Environmental psychology Evolutionary psychology Experimental psychology Group psychology Family psychology Feminine psychology Forensic psychology Forensic developmental psychology Health psychology Humanistic psychology Indigenous psychology Legal psychology Mathematical psychology

Media psychology Medical psychology Military psychology Moral psychology and Descriptive ethics Music psychology Neuropsychology Occupational psychology Occupational health psychology Organizational psychology Parapsychology (outline) Pediatric psychology Pedology (children study) Personality psychology Phenomenology Political psychology Positive psychology Problem solving Psychoanalysis Psychobiology Psychometrics Psychology of religion Psychopathology Child psychopathology Psychophysics Quantitative psychology Rehabilitation psychology School psychology Social psychology Sport psychology Traffic psychology Transpersonal psychology Travel psychology

Sociology

Main articles: Sociology and Outline of sociology

Analytical sociology Applied sociology Political sociology Public sociology Social engineering Leisure studies Architectural sociology Behavioral sociology Chinese sociology Collective behavior Activism Social movements Social phenomenon Community informatics Social network analysis Comparative sociology Conflict theory Critical sociology Cultural sociology Cultural studies Criminology/Criminal justice (outline) Critical management studies Demography/Population Digital sociology Dramaturgical sociology Economic sociology Educational sociology Empirical sociology Environmental sociology Evolutionary sociology Feminist sociology Figurational sociology Futures studies (outline) Historical sociology Human ecology

Humanistic sociology Industrial sociology Interactionism Internet sociology Interpretive sociology Phenomenology Ethnomethodology Symbolic interactionism Social constructionism Jealousy sociology Macrosociology Marxist sociology Mathematical sociology Medical sociology Mesosociology Microsociology Military sociology Natural resource sociology Organizational studies Phenomenological sociology Policy sociology Polish sociology Psychoanalytic sociology Science studies/Science and technology studies Sexology Social capital Social change Social conflict theory Social control Pure sociology Social economy Social philosophy Social psychology Social policy Social research

Social transformation Computational sociology Economic sociology/Socioeconomics Economic development Social development Sociology of aging Sociology of agriculture Sociology of art Sociology of autism Sociology of childhood Sociology of conflict Sociology of culture Sociology of cyberspace Sociology of deviance Sociology of development Sociology of disaster Sociology of education Sociology of emotions Sociology of fatherhood Sociology of film Sociology of finance Sociology of food Sociology of gender Sociology of generations Sociology of globalization Sociology of government Sociology of health and illness Sociology of human consciousness Sociology of immigration Sociology of knowledge Sociology of language Sociology of law Sociology of leisure Sociology of literature Sociology of markets Sociology of marriage

Sociology of motherhood Sociology of music Sociology of natural resources Sociology of organizations Sociology of peace, war, and social conflict Sociology of punishment Sociology of race and ethnic relations Sociology of religion Sociology of risk Sociology of science Sociology of scientific knowledge Sociology of social change Sociology of social movements Sociology of space Sociology of sport Sociology of technology Sociology of terrorism Sociology of the body Sociology of the family Sociology of the history of science Sociology of the Internet Sociology of work Social theory Social stratification Sociological theory Sociobiology Sociocybernetics Sociolinguistics Sociomusicology Structural sociology Theoretical sociology Urban studies or Urban sociology/Rural sociology Victimology Visual sociology

Natural sciences

Main articles: Natural science and Outline of natural science

Biology

Main article: List of life sciences

See also: Biology and Outline of biology

Aerobiology Anatomy Comparative anatomy Human anatomy (outline) Biochemistry (outline) Bioinformatics Biophysics (outline) Biotechnology (outline) Botany (outline) Ethnobotany Phycology Cell biology (outline) Chronobiology Cognitive biology Computational biology Conservation biology Cryobiology Developmental biology Embryology Gerontology Teratology Ecology (outline) Agroecology Ethnoecology Human ecology Landscape ecology Genetics (outline) Behavioural genetics Molecular genetics Population genetics Geobiology Endocrinology Evolution (outline) Systematics Taxonomy Histology Human biology Immunology (outline) Limnology Linnaean taxonomy Marine biology Mathematical biology Microbiology Molecular biology Mycology Neuroscience (outline) Behavioral neuroscience Neurophysics Computational Neuroscience Nutrition (outline)

Paleobiology Paleontology Parasitology Pathology Anatomical pathology Clinical pathology Dermatopathology Forensic pathology Hematopathology Histopathology Molecular pathology Surgical pathology Phytopathology Physiology Human physiology Exercise physiology Population biology Psychobiology Quantum biology Sociobiology Structural Biology Systems biology Theoretical biology Toxicology Virology Molecular virology Xenobiology Zoology (outline) Animal communications Apiology Arachnology Carcinology Cetology Entomology Forensic entomology Ethnozoology Ethology Helminthology Herpetology Ichthyology (outline) Mammalogy Malacology Conchology Myrmecology (outline) Nematology Neuroethology Oology Ornithology (outline) Planktology Primatology Zootomy Zoosemiotics

Chemistry

Main articles: Chemistry and Outline of chemistry

See also Branches of chemistry

Agrochemistry Analytical chemistry Astrochemistry Atmospheric chemistry Biochemistry (outline) Catalysts Chemical engineering (outline) Chemical biology Chemical physics Cheminformatics Computational chemistry Cosmochemistry Environmental chemistry Femtochemistry Flavor Flow chemistry Geochemistry Green chemistry Histochemistry Hydrogenation Immunochemistry Inorganic chemistry Marine chemistry Mathematical chemistry Mechanochemistry Medicinal chemistry Molecular biology

Molecular mechanics Nanotechnology Natural product chemistry Neurochemistry Nuclear chemistry Oenology Organic chemistry (outline) Organometallic chemistry Petrochemistry Pharmacology Photochemistry Physical chemistry electrochemistry Physical organic chemistry Phytochemistry Polymer chemistry Quantum chemistry Radiochemistry Soil chemistry Solid-state chemistry Sonochemistry Supramolecular chemistry Surface chemistry Synthetic chemistry Systems chemistry Theoretical chemistry Thermochemistry

Earth sciences

Main articles: Earth science and Outline of earth science

See also Branches of earth sciences

Edaphology Environmental science Environmental chemistry Gemology Geobiology Geodesy Geography (outline) Geology (outline) Geochemistry Geomorphology Geophysics (outline) Glaciology Hydrogeology Hydrology (outline)

Meteorology (outline) Mineralogy Oceanography Pedology Paleontology Paleobiology Paleoecology Petrology Planetary science (alternatively, a part of space science) Sedimentology Soil science Speleology Tectonics Volcanology

Physics

Main articles: Physics, Outline of physics, and Outline of physical science

Acoustics (outline) Quantum acoustics Agrophysics Applied physics (outline) Accelerator physics Communication physics Astrophysics Atmospheric physics Atmospheric electricity Atomic, molecular, and optical physics Atomic physics Biophysics (outline) Neurophysics Chemical physics Classical physics Computational physics Condensed matter physics Cryogenics Digital physics Dynamics Analytical dynamics Astrodynamics Biodynamic Brownian dynamics File dynamics Flight dynamics Fluid dynamics Aerodynamics Hydrodynamics Fractional dynamics Geodynamics Molecular dynamics Newtonian dynamics Langevin dynamics Quantum chromodynamics Quantum electrodynamics Relativistic dynamics Stellar dynamics System dynamics Thermodynamics Vehicle dynamics Econophysics Electromagnetism Electricity Electrostatic Magnetism Engineering physics Experimental physics Geophysics (outline) Biogeophysics Geomagnetism Kinematics Fluid kinematics Relativistic kinematics Kinetics electrokinetics Homeokinetics Laser physics Materials physics Mathematical physics

Medical physics Mechanics Analytical mechanics Applied mechanics Ballistics Biomechanics Celestial mechanics Classical mechanics Continuum mechanics Fluid mechanics Compressible flow Gas mechanics Fracture mechanics Hamiltonian mechanics Hydraulics Lagrangian mechanics Matrix mechanics Molecular mechanics Optomechanics Particle mechanics Quantum mechanics Relativistic mechanics Relativistic quantum mechanics Soil mechanics Solid mechanics Statistical mechanics Quantum statistical mechanics Mineral physics Molecular physics Nuclear physics Optics Geometrical optics Physical optics Quantum optics Particle physics Petrophysics Photonics Physical chemistry Plasma physics Polymer physics Quantum physics Quantum technology Radiophysics Relativity General relativity Special relativity Social physics Soil physics Solid state physics Spintronics Statics Fluid statics Statistical physics Surface physics Theoretical physics Quantum field theory Quantum gravity Thermal physics

Space sciences

Main article: Outline of space science

Aerospace engineering Aerospace architecture Aerospace physiology Aerospace manufacturing Astronautics Space architecture Space colonization Space commercialization Space-based economy Space industry Space manufacturing Space tourism Space environment Space logistics Space food Space medicine Neuroscience in space Space religion Space sex Space survival Space warfare Space writing Aeronautics Control engineering Human spaceflight Unmanned spaceflight Space corrosion

Space technology Space telescopes Space-based radar Space-based solar power Spacecraft design Spacecraft propulsion Asteroid-impact avoidance Astrobiology Astrobotany Astrochemistry Theoretical astronomy Cosmochemistry Cosmology Micro-g environment research Remote sensing Space archaeology Space exploration Space law Space nuclear power

Astronomy

Main article: Outline of astronomy

Astronomy (outline) Archaeoastronomy Astrometry Amateur astronomy Forensic astronomy Extragalactic astronomy Galactic astronomy High-energy astronomy Observational astronomy Radio astronomy Microwave astronomy Submillimetre astronomy Infrared astronomy Optical astronomy UV astronomy X-ray astronomy Gamma-ray astronomy Cosmic-ray astronomy Neutrino astronomy Gravitational wave astronomy Photometry Spectroscopy Stellar astronomy Solar astronomy

Astrophysics Celestial mechanics Compact objects Computational astrophysics Gravitational astronomy Black holes Interstellar medium Numerical simulations Astrophysical plasma Galaxy formation and evolution High-energy astrophysics Hydrodynamics Magnetohydrodynamics Star formation Orbital mechanics Physical cosmology Relativistic astrophysics Stellar astrophysics Helioseismology Solar physics Stellar evolution Stellar nucleosynthesis Space plasma physics Planetary science (alternatively, a part of earth science) Atmospheric science Exoplanetology Planetary formation Planetary rings Magnetospheres Planetary geology Planetary surfaces Small Solar System bodies

Formal sciences

Main article: Formal science

Computer sciences

Main articles: Computer science and Outline of computer science

See also: ACM Computing Classification System

Also a branch of electrical engineering

Theory of computation Automata theory (Formal languages) Computability theory Computational complexity theory Concurrency theory VLSI design Operating systems Algorithms Randomized algorithms Distributed algorithms Parallel algorithms Computational geometry Database Data structures Computer architecture Computer communications (networks) Information theory Internet, World Wide Web Wireless computing (Mobile computing) Ubiquitous computing Cloud computing Computer program Computer programming Computer security and reliability Cryptanalysis Cryptography Fault-tolerant computing Distributed computing Grid computing Parallel computing High-performance computing Quantum computing Computer graphics Image processing Scientific visualization Software engineering Formal methods (Formal verification) Programming languages Programming paradigms Imperative programming Object-oriented programming Functional programming Logic programming Concurrent programming Program semantics Type theory Compilers Human–computer interaction

Information science (outline) Data management Data mining Database (outline) Relational database Distributed database Object database Information retrieval Information management Information system Information technology Knowledge management Multimedia, hypermedia Sound and music computing Quantum information Theoretical computer science Artificial intelligence (outline) Cognitive science Automated reasoning Machine learning Artificial neural network Support vector machine Natural language processing (Computational linguistics) Computer vision (outline) Expert systems Robotics (outline) Computing in mathematics, natural sciences, engineering, and medicine Numerical analysis Algebraic (symbolic) computation Computational number theory Computational mathematics Scientific computing (Computational science) Computational biology (bioinformatics) Computational physics Computational chemistry Computational neuroscience Computer-aided engineering Finite element analysis Computational fluid dynamics Computing in social sciences, arts, humanities, and professions Computational economics Computational sociology Computational finance Digital humanities (Humanities computing) History of computer hardware History of computer science (outline) Humanistic informatics Community informatics

Logic

Main articles: Logic and Outline of logic

Mathematical logic Set theory Proof theory Model theory Recursion theory Modal logic Intuitionistic logic

Philosophical logic Logical reasoning Modal logic Deontic logic Doxastic logic

Logic in computer science Programming language semantics Formal methods (Formal verification) Type theory Logic programming Multi-valued logic Fuzzy logic

Mathematics

Pure mathematics

Main articles: Mathematics, Outline of mathematics, Pure mathematics, and Mathematical sciences

See also Branches of mathematics and AMS Mathematics Subject Classification

Algebra (outline) Group theory Ring theory Commutative algebra Field theory Linear algebra (Vector space) Multilinear algebra Universal algebra Homological algebra Differential algebra Lattice theory (Order theory) Representation theory K-theory Category theory Topos theory Analysis Real analysis Calculus (outline) Complex analysis Functional analysis Operator theory Non-standard analysis Harmonic analysis Fourier analysis p-adic analysis Ordinary differential equations Partial differential equations Probability theory Measure theory Integral geometry Ergodic theory Stochastic process

Geometry (outline) and Topology General topology Algebraic topology Geometric topology Differential topology Algebraic geometry Projective geometry Affine geometry Non-Euclidean geometry Convex geometry Discrete geometry Integral geometry Euclidean geometry Finite geometry Galois geometry Noncommutative geometry Solid geometry Trigonometry Number theory Analytic number theory Algebraic number theory Geometric number theory Arithmetic Arithmetic combinatorics Logic and Foundations of mathematics Set theory Proof theory Model theory Recursion theory Modal logic Intuitionistic logic

Applied mathematics

Main article: Applied mathematics

Approximation theory Computational mathematics Numerical analysis Operations research Mathematical optimization Linear programming Dynamic programming Assignment problem Decision analysis Inventory theory Scheduling Real options analysis Systems analysis Stochastic processes Optimal maintenance Dynamical systems Chaos theory Fractal geometry

Mathematical physics Quantum mechanics Quantum field theory Quantum gravity String theory Statistical mechanics Theory of computation Computational complexity theory Information theory Cryptography Steganography Combinatorics (outline) Coding theory Graph theory Game theory

Statistics

Main articles: Statistics and Outline of statistics

Mathematical statistics Econometrics Actuarial science Demography Computational statistics Data mining Regression (outline) Simulation Bootstrap (statistics) Design of experiments Block design and Analysis of variance Response surface methodology Sample Survey Sampling theory

Statistical modelling Biostatistics Epidemiology Multivariate analysis Structural equation model Time series Reliability theory Quality control Statistical theory Decision theory Mathematical statistics Probability (outline) Survey methodology

Systems science

Main article: Systems science

Network science Chaos theory Conceptual systems Communications system Complex systems Complex system Cybernetics Biocybernetics Engineering cybernetics Management cybernetics Medical cybernetics New cybernetics Second-order cybernetics Sociocybernetics Control theory Affect control theory Control engineering Control systems Dynamical systems Perceptual control theory

Operations research Systems biology Computational systems biology Synthetic biology Systems immunology Systems neuroscience Systems chemistry System dynamics Social dynamics Systems ecology Ecosystem ecology Systems engineering Biological systems engineering Earth systems engineering and management Enterprise systems engineering Systems analysis Systems theory in anthropology

Systems psychology Ergonomics Family systems theory Systemic therapy Systems theory Biochemical systems theory Ecological systems theory Developmental systems theory General systems theory Living systems theory LTI system theory Sociotechnical systems theory Mathematical system theory World-systems theory

Professions and applied sciences

Main articles: Profession, Applied science, and Outline of applied science

Agriculture

Main articles: Agriculture, Outline of agriculture, and Agricultural science

Agroecology Agronomy Animal husbandry (Animal science) Beekeeping (Apiculture) Agrology Entomology Agricultural economics Agricultural engineering Biological systems engineering Food engineering

Aquaculture Enology Food science Horticulture Culinary arts Hydrology (outline) Pedology Plant science (outline) Pomology Pest control Purification Viticulture

Architecture and design

Main articles: Architecture, Outline of architecture, Design, Outline of design, and Applied arts

Architecture (outline) Interior architecture Landscape architecture Architectural analytics Historic preservation Interior design (interior architecture) Landscape architecture (landscape planning) Landscape design Urban planning (urban design) Visual communication Graphic design Type design Technical drawing

Industrial design (product design) Ergonomics (outline) Toy and amusement design User experience design Interaction design Information architecture User interface design User experience evaluation Decorative arts Fashion design Textile design

Business

Main articles: Business, Outline of business, and Business education

Accounting Accounting research Accounting scholarship Business administration Business analysis Business ethics Business law E-Business Entrepreneurship Finance (outline) Industrial and labor relations Collective bargaining Human resources Organizational studies Labor economics Labor history

Information systems (Business informatics) Management information systems Health informatics Information technology (outline) International trade Management (outline) Marketing (outline) Operations management Purchasing Risk management and insurance Systems science

Divinity

Main article: Divinity (academic discipline)

Canon law Church history Field ministry Pastoral counseling Pastoral theology Religious education techniques Homiletics Liturgy Sacred music Missiology

Hermeneutics Scriptural study and languages Biblical Hebrew Biblical studies/Sacred scripture Vedic Study New Testament Greek Latin Old Church Slavonic Theology (outline) Dogmatic theology Ecclesiology Sacramental theology Systematic theology Christian ethics Hindu ethics Moral theology Historical theology

Education

Main articles: Education and Outline of education

Comparative education Critical pedagogy Curriculum and instruction Alternative education Early childhood education Elementary education Secondary education Higher education Mastery learning Cooperative learning Agricultural education Art education Bilingual education Chemistry education Counselor education Language education Legal education Mathematics education Medical education Military education and training

Music education Nursing education Outdoor education Peace education Physical education/Sports coaching Physics education Reading education Religious education Science education Special education Sex education Sociology of education Technology education Vocational education Educational leadership Educational philosophy Educational psychology Educational technology Distance education

Engineering and technology

Main articles: Engineering, Outline of engineering, Engineering education, Technology, Outline of technology, and Technology education

See also: List of engineering branches

Chemical engineering Biocatalysts Bioengineering Biochemical engineering Biomolecular engineering Bionics Catalysis Materials engineering Molecular engineering Nanotechnology Polymer engineering Process design Petroleum engineering Nuclear engineering Food engineering Process engineering Reaction engineering Thermodynamics Transport phenomena Civil engineering Agricultural engineering Coastal engineering Construction Earthquake engineering Ecological engineering Environmental engineering Geotechnical engineering Engineering geology Hydraulic engineering Infrastructure Mining engineering Transportation engineering Highway engineering Structural engineering Architectural engineering Structural mechanics Surveying Electrical engineering Applied physics Computer engineering (outline) Computer science Control systems engineering Control theory Electronic engineering Electronics Instrumentation engineering Engineering physics Photonics Information theory Mechatronics Power engineering Robotics (outline) Microbotics Semiconductors Telecommunications engineering Quantum computing

Materials science and engineering Biomaterials Ceramic engineering Corrosion engineering Crystallography Nanomaterials Photonics Physical metallurgy Polymer engineering Polymer science Semiconductors Mechanical engineering Aerospace engineering Aeronautics Astronautics Acoustical engineering Automotive engineering Biomedical engineering Biomechanical engineering Continuum mechanics Fluid mechanics Heat transfer Industrial engineering Manufacturing engineering Marine engineering Mass transfer Mechatronics Nanoengineering Ocean engineering Optical engineering Robotics Thermal engineering Thermodynamics

Environmental studies and forestry

Main articles: Environmental studies, Outline of environmental studies, and Forestry

Environmental management Coastal management Fisheries management Land management Natural resource management Waste management Wildlife management

Environmental policy Wildlife observation Recreation ecology Silviculture Sustainability studies Sustainable development Toxicology Ecology

Family and consumer science

Consumer education Housing Interior design

Nutrition (outline) Foodservice management Textiles

Human physical performance and recreation

Main articles: Human reliability and human behavior

Biomechanics / Sports biomechanics Sports coaching Escapology Ergonomics Physical fitness Aerobics Personal trainer / Personal fitness training Game design Exercise physiology Kinesiology / Exercise physiology / Performance science

Leisure studies Navigation Outdoor activity Physical activity Physical education / Pedagogy Sociology of sport Sexology Sports / exercise Sports journalism / sportscasting Sport management Athletic director Sport psychology Sports medicine Athletic training Survival skills Batoning Bushcraft Scoutcraft Woodcraft Toy and amusement design

Journalism, media studies and communication

Main articles: Journalism, Media studies, Communication, Communication studies, and Outline of communication

Journalism (outline) Broadcast journalism Digital journalism Literary journalism New media journalism Print journalism Sports journalism / sportscasting Media studies (Mass media) Newspaper Magazine Radio (outline) Television (outline) Television studies Film (outline) Film studies Game studies ** Narratology Internet (outline)

Communication studies Advertising Animal communication Communication design Conspiracy theory Digital media Electronic media Environmental communication Hoax Information theory Intercultural communication Marketing (outline) Mass communication Nonverbal communication Organizational communication Popular culture studies Propaganda Public relations (outline) Speech communication Technical writing Translation

Law

Main articles: Law and Outline of law

Legal management Corporate law Mercantile law Business law Administrative law Canon law Comparative law Constitutional law Competition law Criminal law Criminal procedure Criminal justice (outline) Police science Forensic science (outline) Islamic law Jewish law (outline) Jurisprudence (Philosophy of Law)

Civil law Admiralty law Animal law/Animal rights Common law Corporations Civil procedure Contract law Environmental law Family law Federal law International law Public international law Supranational law Labor law Paralegal studies Property law Tax law Tort law (outline) Law enforcement (outline) Procedural law Substantive law

Library and museum studies

Main articles: Library science, Outline of library science, and Museology

Archival science Archivist Bibliographic databases Bibliometrics Bookmobile Cataloging Citation analysis Categorization Classification Library classification Taxonomic classification Scientific classification Statistical classification Security classification Film classification Collections care Collection management Collection Management Policy Conservation science Conservation and restoration of cultural heritage Curator Data storage Database management Data modeling Digital preservation Dissemination Film preservation Five laws of library science Historic preservation History of library science Human-computer interaction Indexer Informatics Information architecture

Information broker Information literacy Information retrieval Information science (outline) Information systems and technology Integrated library system Interlibrary loan Knowledge engineering Knowledge management Library Library binding Library circulation Library instruction Library portal Library technical services Management Mass deacidification Museology Museum education Museum administration Object conservation Preservation Prospect research Readers' advisory Records management Reference Reference desk Reference management software Registrar Research methods Slow fire Special library Statistics

Medicine

Main articles: Medicine, Healthcare science, and Outline of health sciences

See also: Outline of medicine and Branches of medicine

Alternative medicine Cleaning Clinical laboratory sciences/Clinical pathology/Laboratory medicine Clinical biochemistry Cytogenetics Cytohematology Cytology (outline) Haemostasiology Histology Clinical immunology Clinical microbiology Molecular genetics Parasitology Clinical physiology Cosmetology Decontamination Dentistry (outline) Dental hygiene and epidemiology Dental surgery Endodontics Orthodontics Oral and maxillofacial surgery Periodontics Prosthodontics Implantology Dermatology Emergency medicine (outline) Health informatics/Clinical informatics Music therapy Nursing Nutrition (outline) and dietetics Optometry Orthoptics Osteopathy Physiotherapy Occupational therapy Speech and language pathology Internal medicine Preventive medicine Cardiology Cardiac electrophysiology Dermatology Pulmonology Medical toxicology Endocrinology Gastroenterology Hepatology Oncology Geriatrics Gynaecology

Hematology Infectious disease Nephrology Neurology Neurosurgery Obstetrics (outline) Ophthalmology Neuro-ophthalmology Orthopedic surgery Otolaryngology Pathology Pediatrics Pharmacy Pharmaceutical sciences Pharmacognosy Physical fitness Aerobics Personal fitness training Kinesiology / Exercise physiology / Performance science Physical therapy Podiatry Primary care General practice Psychiatry (outline) Psychology (outline) Psychosomatic Psychotherapy Public health Radiology Recreation therapy Rehabilitation medicine Respiratory medicine Pulmonology Sleep medicine Respiratory therapy Rheumatology Sports medicine Sterilization (microbiology) Surgery Bariatric surgery Cardiothoracic surgery Neurosurgery Plastic surgery Trauma surgery Traumatology Traditional medicine Therapy Urology Andrology Veterinary medicine

Military sciences

Main articles: Military science and Outline of military science and technology

Amphibious warfare Artillery Battlespace Air Information Land Sea Space Campaigning Military engineering Doctrine Espionage Game theory Grand strategy Containment Limited war Military science (outline) Philosophy of war Strategic studies Total war War (outline) Leadership Logistics Materiel Supply chain management Military operation Military history Prehistoric Ancient Medieval Early modern Industrial Modern Fourth-generation warfare Military intelligence Military law Military medicine Naval science Naval engineering Naval tactics Naval architecture Organization Command and control Doctrine Education and training Engineers Intelligence Ranks Staff Technology and equipment Military exercises Military simulation Military sports Strategy Attrition Deception Defensive Offensive Counter-offensive Maneuver Goal Naval

Tactics Aerial Battle Cavalry Charge Cover Counter-attack Counter-insurgency Counter-intelligence Counter-terrorism Foxhole Endemic warfare Guerrilla warfare Infiltration Irregular warfare Morale Naval tactics Siege Surgical strike Tactical objective Trench warfare Military weapons Armor Artillery Biological Cavalry Conventional Chemical Cyber Economic Electronic Infantry Nuclear Psychological Unconventional Other Military Arms control Arms race Assassination Asymmetric warfare Civil defense Clandestine operation Collateral damage Cold war (general term) Combat Covert operation Cyberwarfare Defense industry Disarmament Intelligence agency Laws of war Mercenary Military campaign Military operation Mock combat Network-centric warfare Paramilitary Principles of war Private defense agency Private military company Proxy war Religious war Security Special forces Special operations Theater (warfare) Theft Undercover War crimes Warrior

Public administration

Main article: Public administration

• Civil service
• Corrections
• Conservation biology
• Criminal justice (outline)
• Disaster research
• Disaster response
• Emergency management
• Emergency services
• Fire safety (Structural fire protection)
• Fire ecology (Wildland fire management)
• Governmental affairs
• International affairs
• Law enforcement
• Peace and conflict studies
• Police science
• Policy studies
  • Policy analysis
• Public administration
  • Nonprofit administration
  • Non-governmental organization (NGO) administration
  • Public policy doctrine
  • Public policy school
  • Regulation
• Public safety
• Public service

Public policy

Main article: Public policy Agricultural policy Commercial policy Cultural policy Domestic policy Drug policy Drug policy reform Economic policy Fiscal policy Incomes policy Industrial policy Investment policy Monetary policy Tax policy Education policy Energy policy Nuclear energy policy Renewable energy policy Environmental policy

Food policy Foreign policy Health policy Pharmaceutical policy Vaccination policy Housing policy Immigration policy Knowledge policy Language policy Military policy Science policy Climate change policy Stem cell research policy Space policy Technology policy Security policy Social policy Public policy by country

Social work

Main article: Social work

• Child welfare
• Community practice
  • Community organizing
  • Social policy
• Human Services
• Corrections
• Gerontology
• Medical social work
• Mental health
• School social work

Transportation

Main articles: Transport and Modes of transport

• Highway safety
• Infographics
• Intermodal transportation studies
• Logistics
• Marine transportation
  • Port management
  • Seafaring
• Operations research
• Mass transit
• Travel
• Vehicles

See also

Main article: Branches of science

• Academia (outline)
• Academic genealogy
• Curriculum
• Interdisciplinarity
• Knowledge organization
• Transdisciplinarity
• Classification of Instructional Programs
• Joint Academic Coding System
• List of fields of doctoral studies in the United States
• Outline of academic disciplines

Notes

References

• Abbott, Andrew (2001). Chaos of Disciplines. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-00101-2.
• Oleson, Alexandra; Voss, John (1979). The Organization of knowledge in modern America, 1860-1920. ISBN 0-8018-2108-8.
• US Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences. Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP). National Center for Education Statistics.

External links

• Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP 2000): Developed by the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics to provide a taxonomic scheme that will support the accurate tracking, assessment, and reporting of fields of study and program completions activity.
• Complete JACS (Joint Academic Classification of Subjects) from Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) in the United Kingdom
• Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC 2008) (web-page) Chapter 3 and Appendix 1: Fields of research classification.
• Fields of Knowledge, a zoomable map allowing the academic disciplines and sub-disciplines in this article be visualised.
• Interactive Historical Atlas of the Disciplines, University of Geneva